Storage-battery cell.



P. KENNEDY. STORAGE BATTERY CELL. APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 3, 1906.

907,372. Patena'De@.22,19os.

C3' c3 c2 C2 c c.' n c PATRICK KENNEDY,

Taro LicnrrNc AND EQUIPMENT COMPANY, or Nnw YORK, N. Y.,

UNITED sTATvnys PATENT OFFICE,

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or New YORK, N. Y., AssrGNon To GONSOLIDATED'RAILWAY ELEC- A ooRron'rroN or,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec; 22, 1908.

Application filed October 3, 1906. SeralNo. 337,234.

To all wiom it may concern.'

Be 1t known that l, PATRICK KENNEDY, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Storage -Battery Cells; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the saine.

in the cell may movement ofthe vehicle, however,

battery plates,

`and liquid agent' may My improvements relate to the mechanical construction of cells for storage batteries and the like, designed, and particularly adapted, for use on moving vehicles, such as railway vehicles and motor cars. On such vehicles batteries are used as a source of power .for lighting and Vdriving purposes, and the batteries are almost ofnecessity laced in positions to which access is difficult and in which the available space is limited. It is, therefore, of great importance that such battery cells shouldv be so constructed that the and the liquid agent, if such an agent is used, may be conveniently placed in and removedfrom the cell, and thatthe largest possible roportion4 of the space with-. e eectively utilized. The l tends to cause splashing and spilling of the liquid in thec'ells', land the object of my improvements is to produce a battery in which the plates bc readily inserted andA removed, a large proportion of the space within the cell may be effectively utilized,

' and which may be readily. and quickly in-'l spected at any time, since 1t is necessary 1n practice to inspect frequently the condition of the cells,land which is, nevertheless, nor-v mally covered in such manner as to prevent splashing and spilling and'exclude dust and cmders.-

\ The preferred form of my improvements is illustrated in the.accompanyingvdrawings, in

'Which- Figure' 1 is avertical section of la storage battery cell. Fig. 2 is a lan view ofthe un derside of the cover, and ig.' 3 is a `projection of one half of the cover. y

The jar A may be made of glass, hard, rubber, or other suitable material which yis not affected by the battery acid. lThe jar is pref,-

. erably square with straight vertlcal sides, and entirely Open at thel top,

so that the battery plates b may be readily inserted therein.'

vin the jar is' available .trodes, 4the uplper edges of the The bottom of Athe cell is provided with .upstanding ribs d on which the lower edges of the plates rest. lhe negative and positiveplates alternate and are provided with terminals d which lproject above the upper edge of the jar. x

The jar is provided with a flat cover made in two lsiniilanpartsl C and E adapted, to. fit into and overlap the open upper end of the jar. Each half of the cover 1s provided on "under side with the depending ribs c adapted to lit closely within the opening of the jar to hold the cover in place an prevent splashin g the ribs c2 surroun the notches c4 in the cover through which the terminals project, and adapted to prevent splashing at the division line of the cover and about the terminals; and the cross ribs c3 which are adapted to break up a heavy slash across the cover and thus minimize t e dan er of spilling.

It will be seen that with this construction of jar and cover the elements may he readily inserted and removed; the entire space withfor effective use; splashing and spilling is prevented; dust and cmders are' exc uded from the jar; the cover is securely held in place, and one or both halves of the cover may be quickly removed to ins ect the cell and be replaced, without distur ing` the terminals orconnections.

What l claim as my invention is:

l. An electric battery jar having an opening at the top, a loose cover for said opening composed of two sections placed side by side, each section having a depending rib along theends and outer side of its under surface and set hack 4from the edge suflioiently to lit within and allow the cover to overlap the edges of the opening, and an additional de-. pending rib alon the ,inner side of the lower surface and c ose proximity tothe edge thereof, substantially as described." l

2.` In an `electric battery, a jar, electrodes therein, terminals connected `to said elecand a loose divided cover resting onjar having notches which said terrrnnals fass, whereby throng be removedwit ont disturbthe cover may ing said terminals,

f 3. ,ln an electric battery, a jar, electrodes therein, terminals connected to said electrodes, a loosedivided cover resting 'on the uplperedges of the iai' having notches through w ichsald terminals pass, whereby the cover.

substantially asf'described.

curved at their ends to may be removed Without disturbing said terminals, and depending ribs on the underh 4. An electric battery jar comprising la Abottom and sides and open at the to terminals projecting above the top of't loose cover made in two artsI resting on and overlapping the upper e ges of the jar, each part of the cover having a depending rib along the ends and outer sides of its under surface setback from the edge and adapted to fit within the top of the inner sides adapted to iit around the terminals, and a depending rib along the inner side of the under surface in close proximity e'jar, a

the jar, notches on to the edge thereof and curved around thel notches, substantially as described.

5. 4An electric battery jar comprising a bottom and sides and olpen at the top, terminals projecting above t e top of the jar, and a loose cover made in two parts restmg on and overlapping the u per edges of the jar, each part of the cover avinlT the depending ribs c', c2 and c3 and the notcthes c, substan tially as described.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature, in presence yof two witnesses.

PATRICK KENNEDY.

Vit'nesses:

AUG. TREADWELLLJr., WILLIAM H. DAVIS. 

